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Small Farmer

  • Joined Jan 2012
  • Bedfordshire
Re: Grinning ridiculously
« Reply #15 on: January 18, 2012, 07:00:58 pm »
so had to go for a reliable Nissan instead!

We just decided not to replace our two older cars with a newer one.  Can't afford it with all the economy crap happening  But the trigger for the discussion was another bill for the Nissan Terrano which we had from new and has been 9 years of trouble with awful dealers.  It's great for towing, so that's why we keep it.  Haven't dared look at the cost per mile sums.

 OHs daihatsu on the other hand has been blissfully trouble free for about the same time. 
Being certain just means you haven't got all the facts

robert waddell

  • Guest
Re: Grinning ridiculously
« Reply #16 on: January 18, 2012, 07:19:14 pm »
funny that          nissans are supposed to be reliabe    there is always a rouge one in every stable :farmer:

Small Farmer

  • Joined Jan 2012
  • Bedfordshire
Re: Grinning ridiculously
« Reply #17 on: January 18, 2012, 07:44:12 pm »
They did one of those deals where Renault owns a chunk of Nissan and Nissan owns a chunk of Renault but Renault is in charge.  Not sure when it happened though but I think ours may have been built the Friday before.  I think the idea may have been to get French design flair mixed with Japanese reliability but something might have got lost in translation.

The engine and gearbox are great, but the electrics are unreliable and the suspension is fragile.  The clonk on full lock has just returned.  Anything minor costs £400, everything else is £1000 so we're ignoring it for a bit longer.

Being certain just means you haven't got all the facts

Sudanpan

  • Joined Jan 2009
  • West Cornwall
    • Movement is Life
Re: Grinning ridiculously
« Reply #18 on: January 18, 2012, 08:01:31 pm »
3 days in and still grinning  ;D

Robert - we think it has been refurbished. The bodywork has been resprayed at some point, and the mudguards, mudflaps interior roof lining replaced etc. The chassis seems to be in good nick - the front bumper is failing in one section so we are replacing it, and the back section has a couple of areas that will benefit from some re-welding.
The engine seems in good shape - there is 113000 on the clock and we think it is genuine given the evidence we have for the mileage done in the last couple of years.

We took the dogs to Praa Sands in it yesterday - they were very happy at the new idea of being able to see out of a window - previous travel arrangements were in the back of the transit van!

Tish  :thumbsup:

 

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